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Long weekend hotel in Wales? Maybe Gower Peninsula?

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krabbiepatty · 15/10/2007 12:42

Some very late halfterm planning here, ahem, but does anyone know of a really nice hotel probably in Wales near to seaside, hopefully with a pool, pleasant for small children but not full of creches etc? Or it could be somewhere else but not an absolutely enormous drive from London. Most grateful for any thoughts...

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krabbiepatty · 15/10/2007 12:52

If you try to go to Centerparcs this late they want £1700 for three days, astonishing.

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krabbiepatty · 15/10/2007 12:57

Although that is fro some very luxe chalet no doubt. Anyone got a htoel in Wales?

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krabbiepatty · 15/10/2007 13:23

Or shropshire? No seaside but lots of castles I guess...

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chocolatequeen · 15/10/2007 20:57

cute hotel wales

This was in one of the Sunday papers a couple of weeks ago.... looks nice?

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krabbiepatty · 16/10/2007 10:57

chocolatequeen that looks lovely - will see if any availability. thanks

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hoxtonchick · 16/10/2007 10:58

hello kp. we went to the gower when dd was 4 weeks old. it was a lot further than i thought... stayed in a very strange b&b i wouldn't reccommend. will shut up now i think. xxx

WideWebWitch · 16/10/2007 10:59

Og there was a lovely one I had saved a while back, hang on. You might have to look on laterooms for availability though since it's half term

WideWebWitch · 16/10/2007 11:00

Hurst House haven't stayed though

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krabbiepatty · 16/10/2007 11:04

Oh thanks, both, Will check that out www; I think half term may force me into hoxtonchick's weird b & b or similar...

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WideWebWitch · 16/10/2007 11:04

It wasn't that one I was thinking of, still looking in my favourites

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krabbiepatty · 16/10/2007 11:05

Some very odd punctuation going down in that last post. Apologies to the squeamish

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krabbiepatty · 16/10/2007 11:05

I mean my post, not yours, www. [too many commas there, hmmm?]

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WideWebWitch · 16/10/2007 11:08

I'd look on Laterooms for availability first

WideWebWitch · 16/10/2007 11:09

lol

This isn't the one I was thinking of (determined to find it now tho it's not in my favourites), but this looks nice bit far maybe though

WideWebWitch · 16/10/2007 11:18

link{http://www.harbour-master.com/\YAY! I found it, I think this looks fab, Harbour master hotel}

WideWebWitch · 16/10/2007 11:20

Bollocks, here's a review

WideWebWitch · 16/10/2007 11:20

YAY! I found it, I think this looks fab, Harbour master hotel, second attempt

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krabbiepatty · 16/10/2007 11:20

Thanks www, I'll have a look. WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO BOOK UP HALF TERM MANY WEEKS IN ADVANCE? Not me obviously, sigh.

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WideWebWitch · 16/10/2007 11:22

I booked for Oct half term in DECEMBER last year. But cancelled as we're on an economy drive so we can buy a house!

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krabbiepatty · 16/10/2007 11:27

That must be how folk get to stay in lovely hotels www. We were looking for something last minute in August and DP found... a Ramada Inn in Norwich and, er, that was it. So we did some days out instead. Really you would think that would have taught us a lesson, but no here we are again. Perhaps I will book that lovely Harbour Master hotel for next year...
Sorry you had to cancel yours - where was it?

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WideWebWitch · 16/10/2007 11:38

lol at The Ramada in Norwich
We were going here but decided a) we should save the £1k instead (not cost of house but house + petrol + eating out + groceries etc) b) it's a loooong way - we're in home counties

WideWebWitch · 16/10/2007 11:39

Or go on Laterooms, you might get a fab bargain for this weekend or next. But you're more likely to get one in non beach type holiday locations tbh, i.e. we got a suite in the Great Eastern in The City for £117 but that's because business is slow at the weekend there. It goes up to £4-500 in the week.

Kewcumber · 16/10/2007 11:41

Fairy Hill Hotel used to be fab but may be expensive

Kewcumber · 16/10/2007 11:42

Fynnon House is in Dolgellau choclatequeen - thats miles and miles and miles from the Gower (and very inaccessible to London)!

Kewcumber · 16/10/2007 11:44

www.fairyhill.net/fh_hotel.cfm